Yearbook-1995-pp.-5-6 Among the full-time workers were 15,145 members of the global Bethel family. They help to provide literature, supervision, and other beneficial services in support of the worldwide work of Bible education. Of these, 5,082 serve at the world headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, and at nearby facilities. All of them are members of the Order of Special Full-Time Servants, a religious order that is devoted exclusively to the ministry. Yearbook-1996-pp.-8-8 Among those in full-time service are 16,468 Bethel family members around the globe. Of this number, 5,709 serve at the world headquarters; all of these are members of the Order of Special Full-Time Servants. Yearbook-1997-p.-28 There are 5,581 volunteers who serve at the world headquarters on a regular basis; all of these are members of the Order of Special Full-Time Servants. All together, there are 16,966 Bethel family members around the globe. Housing is provided for them in the Society’s facilities. Yearbook-1998-p.-29 Altogether, there are 16,982 volunteers who regularly work at the Society’s headquarters and branch facilities worldwide. Because of the circumstances under which they serve, these Bethel family members are all included in the Order of Special Full-Time Servants. Yearbook-1999-p.-27 As the number of publishers increases—and 316,092 more were baptized this past year—additional branch facilities are also required. At present, 17,781 in Bethel families around the earth render service as members of the Order of Special Full-Time Servants. Yearbook-2000-p.-47 Needed Branch Facilities The increase in the number of praisers of Jehovah in many lands has also made the building of new branch offices necessary. Such branch offices, as well as the world headquarters, are staffed by Bethel family members, who are included in the Order of Special Full-Time Servants. Yearbook-2001-p.-26 New and Expanded Branch Facilities To care for the growing number of Jehovah’s Witnesses and to equip them for their ministry, it has also been necessary to provide suitable branch facilities. A number of these were dedicated within the past year. Such facilities worldwide are staffed by a total of 19,587 ordained ministers, all of whom are members of the Order of Special Full-Time Servants. Yearbook-2002-p.-30 Staffing such branch facilities worldwide are a total of 20,133 ordained ministers. All are members of the Order of Special Full-Time Servants. (NAME CHANGES TO:) WORLDWIDE ORDER OF SPECIAL FULL TIME SERVANTS OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES! Yearbook-2003-p.-30 Worldwide, a total of 19,823 ordained ministers staff such branch facilities. All are members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Yearbook-2004-p.-30 Worldwide, a total of 19,848 ordained ministers staff such branch facilities. All are members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Yearbook-2005-p.-30 Worldwide, a total of 20,092 ordained ministers staff such branch facilities. All are members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Nevada-
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We're Not a Religion, Fundys or a Cult!!!!!!
by Gill inthe recent 'creation' awake had the watchtower repeating at regular intervals that they were not fundamentalists!.
in the past they've insisted they are not a religion.
in the words of rutherford, 'religion is a snare and a racket!'.
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Kingdom Hall delay over traffic worries!
by Atlantis in(please delete if already posted)!.
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=enonline&category=news&tbrand=enonline&tcategory=news&itemid=noed08%20sep%202006%2008%3a52%3a11%3a353 kingdom hall delay over traffic worries.
the current kingdom hall in chatham street.
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http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=enonline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED08%20Sep%202006%2008%3A52%3A11%3A353 Kingdom Hall delay over traffic worries
CAROLINE JENKINSONThe current Kingdom Hall in Chatham Street.
08 September 2006 08:51
Jehovah's Witnesses will have to wait to find out if they have a new home after planners deferred a decision to allow the building of a new Kingdom Hall in west Norwich.
Members of Norwich City Council's planning committee yesterday voted six to four against their planning officers' recommendation to agree to the building of the hall on land behind the police station at Wendene, Bowthorpe.
But they were warned by their head of planning Stuart Orrin that their reasons for refusal - potential traffic problems and a loss of an open green space - would not stand up to a planning appeal, with the risk that the council could be forced to pay costs.
So it was decided instead that the committee would take legal advice and discuss the application again at a meeting within the next month.
Objections have been raised to the plans by people living around the site and the members of the Bowthorpe Community Partnership, who fear the effect additional traffic will have on Wendene and the fact the hall would be sharing an entrance with the police station, causing potential conflict if police vehicles needing to go out on an emergency.
But planning officers said the 24 parking spaces planned to serve the hall was adequate to accommodate the congregation, while Philip Conway, the architect and agent for the Norwich Earlham Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses told the meeting: “Norwich is split up into sectors, with 250 people going to each Kingdom Hall. There are three staggered services on a Sunday so they do not arrive at the same time.”
He added that building the hall in Bowthorpe to replace the current Kingdom Hall in Chatham Street would give more members of the congregation the chance to walk or cycle rather than take their cars and a car-sharing scheme was already in operation.
Planning committee member Judith Lubbock agreed that the application should go ahead. She said: “It's a suitable place for development, the design is in-keeping with the area, it has appropriate parking and landscaping and suitable access. If residents have a problem with parking of vehicles there, there should be consideration given to putting parking restrictions on that service road.”
But Adrian Holmes, a fellow committee member, felt the undeveloped site should not be built on, even though it was designated by the city council as “contingency land”, earmarked a number of years ago for future development.
He said: “I still think it's valuable to have open space, particularly in this area.”
When the application goes before the council again in the next month it will be third time it has been discussed - the application was deferred to yesterday's planning meeting after it was decided a site visit was needed, which took place before the meeting started.
Speaking after the meeting, Bowthorpe councillor Christine Rumsby said: “I'll go back to the Bowthorpe Partnership with what's happened today and get their reaction, then work forward from there. There are genuine concerns from people about noise and suchlike.” Nevada- -
A separate arrangement is much more effective!
by Atlantis inappearing "effective" in front of the "public" has always been, and still is, very important to the watchtower society.
even more important than showing love for ones own brother or sister!
as was the case in 1928.
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Appearing "effective" in front of the "public" has always been, and still is, very important to the Watchtower Society. Even more important than showing love for ones own brother or sister! As was the case in 1928. Many brothers and sisters were made to feel as though they were part of the congregations only part of the time. They felt as though they were a marked person. The hurt caused to them must have been very deep! It was ok to meet with these brethren in class study (or private), but when it came to being seen with these brethren in "public", representing the Watchtower, well then, that was a different story! Many of the witnesses through the years have felt that the Watchtower has caused discrimination due to their man-made laws, rules, and regulations but were unable to voice their concerns because they feared being reproved or even worse. Even though much of this topic is related to the past, Jehovah's Witnesses remark even today that discrimination is felt in certain congregations with no end in sight! Yearbook-1928-p.84 "There is no reason why the Colored brethren should not meet with their white brethren in class study; but when it comes to the public witness work, a separate arrangement is much more effective amongst the people" (The most effective separate arrangement I can think of is to separate from the Watchtower!)
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Jehovah's Witnesses are not False Prophets- Proof
by Gilberto ina couple of years ago after talking about 1975 and the generation change with 2 elders i asked them what we would call another religion if they were wrong with dates and had to change prophecies.
no answer was forthcoming so i offered "false prophets?".
one elder agreed we probably would, the other was deadly silent.. anyway i thought i would look up false prophets and found this... *** g93 3/22 pp.
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Here is another one that might come in handy! Watchtower-1959-January-15-pp.40-41 "Who have answered the call to the work and have done it down till this rear 1958? Whom has God actually used as his prophet? By the historical facts of the case Christendom is beaten back in defeat. Jehovah's witnesses are deeply grateful today that the plain facts show that God has been pleased to use them." "It has been because Jehovah thrust out his hand of power and touched their lips and put his words in their mouths." http://suprfile.com/get.php?id=30xdl3m http://suprfile.com/get.php?id=30xuplv Nevada-
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Jehovah's Witnesses are not False Prophets- Proof
by Gilberto ina couple of years ago after talking about 1975 and the generation change with 2 elders i asked them what we would call another religion if they were wrong with dates and had to change prophecies.
no answer was forthcoming so i offered "false prophets?".
one elder agreed we probably would, the other was deadly silent.. anyway i thought i would look up false prophets and found this... *** g93 3/22 pp.
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Never in these instances, however, did they presume to originate predictions ‘in the name of Jehovah.’ Never did they say, ‘These are the words of Jehovah.’ Watchtower-1979-September-1-p.29
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What did they say was wrong with Hypnosis??
by mama1119 inmy doctor wants me to try hypnosis to help my sleep and anxiety.
he says it is just a matter of making your mind focus on what you want it to do.
i cannot remember what was supposedly wrong with it in the borg??
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Awake-1974-September-8-pp.-27-28
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EMBEZZLED-Police track money to JW's
by DannyHaszard inpolice track money from berka case to jehovah's witnesses
prague daily monitor, czech republic - 11 mins ago .
... jiri berka embezzled from czech companies through fraudulent bankruptcies ended up in bank accounts of the people connected with jehovah's witnesses, mlada ... .
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Good job! Thanks Danny!
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NWT VERSION;A QUESTION FOR THIRDWITNESS?
by badboy indid wt committ spiritual fornication with satan by using a translation by a spiritualist(greeber?
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http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com/hardtruth/who_is_greber.htm
The Watchtower is deliberately lying!
Just take a look at the dates of these two letters:
So, in 1981 the Watchtower Society didn't know any place to get the Greber Translation? That's a blatant lie! Just take a look at this letter the Watchtower Society did send to The JOHANNES GREBER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION about a year before - December 20. 1980:
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Watchtower Evolution Fraud
by Amazing inthe watchtower society first published a book on evolution in the late 1960s or early 1970s, simply known as the evolution book.
it is a small hardbound book, the same in size at the old "truth" book.
other than reading it, i never really studied it.
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Watchtower-1907-January-1-pp.12-13 "As for the lower animals we will not on their behalf quarrel with the deductions of evolutionists, although we hold that the fixity of species today is not very favorable to their contention." "On the other hand be it noted that the Scriptural account might be understood to rather favor the Evolution theory in respect to the lower creatures." http://www.badongo.com/pic/281040 (Lower left-hand corner of scan) Nevada-
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Kenneson: Good point!
And just as Kenneson pointed out about their return to the UN, one would like to ask "why" they left so quickly in the first place! After all, didn't the Watchtower state the following:
"Registration papers filed with the United Nations that we have on file contain no statements that conflict with our Christian beliefs."
paragraph 2 here:
http://www.randytv.com/secret/ccjwresponse.jpg
So why did they leave?
I think we know the answer to that question!
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